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Laxmidas Jai
Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai
Born: 1 April 1902, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Died: 29 January 1968, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Hindus, Mumbai, India.
Known As: Laxmidas Jai
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Only Test: India v England at Bombay, 1st Test, 1933/34
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 2 0 19 19 9.50 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1920/21 - 1941/42)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 67 108 7 3231 156 31.99 6 26 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 134 3 44.66 1-6 0 0
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Figures lie in the case of some cricketers and they certainly do in LP
Jai's case. A stylish batsman who loved to play strokes, Jai's
footwork was exemplary. For years he was a tower of strength to the
Bombay batting and in a first class career that spanned two decades he
scored over 3000 runs at an average of a little over 31 with five
centuries. But he played in only one Test, the first ever on Indian
soil, against England at Bombay in 1933-34 scoring 19 and 0.
Jai was chosen for the 1932 tour of England, but he refused to make
the trip on political grounds as most of the leaders of the National
movement were in jail. He did finally make it to England in 1936 but
early on the tour he suffered a broken finger and that was a major
impediment. In later years, he served on the national selection
committee and earned a name as a knowledgable and courageous selector.
(Partab Ramchand)
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